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tac·tile cor·pus·cleone of numerous oval bodies found in the dermal papillae of thick skin, especially those of the fingers and toes; they consist of a connective tissue capsule in which the axon fibrils terminate around and between a pile of wedge-shaped epithelioid cells; believed to be mechanoreceptors for tactile sensation. Synonym(s): corpusculum tactus, Meissner corpuscle, oval corpuscle, touch corpuscletac·tile cor·pus·cle (tak'til kōr'pŭs-ĕl) One of numerous oval bodies found in the papillae of the skin, especially those of the fingers and toes; each consists of a connective tissue capsule in which the axon fibrils terminate around and between a pile of wedge-shaped epithelioid cells. Synonym(s): Meissner corpuscle. Meissner, Georg, German anatomist and physiologist, 1829-1905. Meissner corpuscle - Synonym(s): tactile corpuscleMeissner ganglionMeissner plexus - a gangliated plexus of unmyelinated nerve fibers. Synonym(s): submucosal plexustac·tile cor·pus·cle (tak'til kōr'pŭs-ĕl) One of numerous oval bodies found in the papillae of the skin, especially those of the fingers and toes. Synonym(s): Meissner corpuscle. ThesaurusSeecorpuscle |